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JOB DOC

Put your best face forward on Facebook

By Patricia Hunt Sinacole

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  March 18, 2012

A reader asks the Job Doc: ‘I have a daughter who is a high school senior. I have heard that employment professionals often check a candidate’s Facebook page before making a hiring decision. I am not a big Facebook person. I joined to check my daughter’s profile and comments. Sometimes her information does border on being inappropriate. For example, photos of her and friends sunbathing. There are a few inappropriate comments, too. Do colleges also check these pages?’

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